Mantra 72
Sukta 5
अग्निरेनं क्रव्यात् पृथिव्या नुदतामुदोषतु वायुरन्तरिक्षान्महतो वरिम्णः
agnír enaṃ kravýāt pṛthivyā́ nudatām úd oṣatu vāyúr antárikṣān maható varímṇaḥ
Let Agni drive him, the flesh-devourer, from the earth; let him burn him forth: let Vāyu, from the mid-air, from the mighty expanse, thrust him away.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (hymn-level attribution varies)
Devata: Agni and Vāyu (as expellers); also the addressed ‘kravyāt’ as adversary
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (prose-like expansion within a metrical frame)
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